Bard Linn: Happy Fourth, to those of you in the States. :)
Kiraya: Indeed. :D
Kiraya: Sorry for the delays.
Kiraya: I've loaded my plate rather full when it comes to working... >.>
Bard Linn: ...I will not mention all of the times that was not the case.
Bard Linn: Since the last time we did this was February.
Kiraya: ...ahaha, well, yes. *cough*
Bard Linn: Good news - I am currently drafting Chapter 45. And we're thinking (well, I'm thinking) BE will be done by chapter 55ish.
Kiraya: Those'll probably be pretty packed chapters -- we've got a lot going on towards the end there -- but still.
Bard Linn: Hence 55ish.
Bard Linn: We might get to sixty, but I doubt it, unless my Rufus muse goes off on a tangent.
Bard Linn: He does that sometimes.
Kiraya: But it's always awesome when he does.
Bard Linn: Anyway, about this chapter.
Bard Linn: Ironically enough, many of you have brought up Hojo and/or requests for action in regards to the last chapter. I laugh whenever this happens, because a good portion of the time, it is within an chapter or two of the comments about it. (Though seriously guys: action scenes slow the process down like whoa. They are HARD).
Bard Linn: Happens all the time in this fic, for some reason....
Kiraya: Sure you're not a secret mindreader?
Bard Linn: It would be prognition, not mind reading.
Bard Linn: Because I write these chapters months - years, sometimes, in advance of said comments.
Bard Linn: So no, I'm not a mindreader. :P
Kiraya: Just making sure. :P
Bard Linn: Okay, I made some notes about things I wanted to address this chapter....
Bard Linn: Pairings. No, we still aren't telling. Remember, nothing is necessarily rock solid. So nyah.
Kiraya: Insert the spiel we've said a million times in various places about yes, there will be both straight and gay stuff.
Kiraya: But that's the only hint you get.
Bard Linn: Hmmhmmm.
Bard Linn: On Zack's last name.
Bard Linn: Believe it or not guys, BE started before they released the last name of Fair.
Kiraya: (Yes, we've been doing it for that long.)
Bard Linn: I wish we would stop getting people telling us we should go back and 'fix' it.
Bard Linn: Once I found out what their...brilliant...name for Zack was, I knew I wanted to do something with Zack changed his name. Ironically, Fair and Sinclair rhyme.
Bard Linn: I don't really see anything else that needs talked about, do you?
Kiraya: ...I think we're good.
Bard Linn: Well, everyone. I hope to get another chapter out before the end of the summer.
Kiraya: I think it should be pretty easy.
Bard Linn: And hopefully I will not get news like "hi, your job is in jeopardy!" again anytime soon. Because that? WAS NOT FUN.
Kiraya: Thankfully, the moment you walk in the door in September, though, you're good.
Bard Linn: Not really. We lost tenured teachers all over the state because of the budget, actually.
Kiraya: Here's hoping that things'll continue to go well at the library so I'll be able to worm my way into a reference position there, now that I've finally got my MLIS.
Kiraya: …Hopefully the governor won't be a total ass about our budget next year?
Bard Linn: Let's not talk about him.
Kiraya: Gladly.
Bard Linn: To those of you off for the summer, enjoy it! We'll hopefully see you again before the end of August.